Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Jennifer Palmer will talk to us about how to document and research our precious textiles. These could be quilts you have made that you want
preserved for future generations or those made by other people that you have
collected. There will be some old quilts and coverlets brought along by Annette Gero and other quilt collectors that Jennifer will use as examples. She will also touch on quilt valuations and how to store and care for your quilts.

The sample document and guidelines Jennifer has prepared can also be used to document any other
objects you own.

Since 1997 Jennifer has worked as a Collection Manager with a diverse
range of objects in the collections of the National Trust of Australia (NSW),
the Art Gallery of NSW, The Powerhouse Museum, the Mitchell Library, the Queensland Museum
and museums in the UK. Most recently Jennifer provided guidance to the QSG of NSW on the replica Frederica Josephson coverlet project that is now held in the National Trust's collection at their Observatory Hill location.

Bring along a tape measure and your own new and old quilt treasures (especially those with
interesting quilt labels) and start to document them in the workshop at the end
of the talk. If you have any new quilts you have finished and want to show us, please bring them along too for show and tell.

This event will be held at The Powerhouse
Museum, Sydney. Time: 2pm – 4.30pm. Admission fees
are: Guild members $5, non-Guild members $10. There is free entry to the Powerhouse Museum if you are coming to the talk and afternoon tea is provided.

About the Quilt Study Group of Australia

The aim of the Quilt Study Group of Australia is to promote interest and research into quilting in Australia. Members are committed to the study of quilts past and present - this study encompassing the social and historical context in which quilts were made. Every two or three years, the QSGA runs a seminar. Funding for hosting the seminar is available by applying to the committee of the QSGA.